Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls. Some people fear that this may have negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centres. It is feared that

this

trend can bring negative influences on the youth and society. I strongly agree with

this

view. On the individual level, allocating excessive amounts of time to making purchases at shopping malls can make the young generations waste a great deal of money

Although

browsing for products like clothes or perfumes can be a captivating experience, the youths are easily tempted into impulsive buying as there are dozens of brands with various prices and designs for them to choose from. A clear example is a fashionable girl buying 10 shirts and jeans in a row because there is a big sale period in progress during Tet Holiday and

this

costs her somewhere 3 million Vietnam dong, quite a high sum of money.

In addition

,

such

items often end up being unused: and some dresses can be left in the wardrobe, covered with dust and are unfortunately oversized upon people's first use. On the societal level, the communities can suffer from a decrease in the intellectual level and work productivity as young people are more interested in leisure pursuits rather than focusing on their work or study. It is undeniable that an average woman spends at least two hours shopping

while

shopaholics can spend a whole day, and the trend is that they are being more and more willing to spend fewer hours at the workplace during weekdays, or students often stop reading a book and lead to the nearest shopping mall if their friends ask them out. Gradually, the economy

also

suffers

due to

less work being done, and the youths could slack off in their acquisition of knowledge, making the national education standard drop significantly. In conclusion, I believe that

this

trend has an

overall

negative impact on both the young and society as a whole.